#5amMesterScrum Lightning Talk 1,228 Live -DAily Scrum is a Chance for the Team of Individuals to pull their heads out of the Sand of Individual Work (We Team & HR Wednesdays) - Today's topics: (1) Daily Scrum is an opportunity every day for individuals to see how the team is doing. We are a diverse mindset and not everyone spends time seeing how the team is doing via chat or email or smoke signals. Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are are d...
Nov 20, 2024•12 min•Ep. 1330
#5amMesterScrum Lightning Talk 1,227 Live - Running at Max Capacity will prevent you from 10Xing (2-4-1 10X Tuesdays) - Today's topics: (1) Playing with the trains with my son, I realized that out train yard was so full that it took a while to change out cars. It slowed enjoyment and preventing 10X value. If you capacity is too full you can't switch up quickly. Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. 5am Mester S...
Nov 19, 2024•10 min•Ep. 1329
#5amMesterScrum Lightning Talk 1,226 Live - Asking Permission to Coach and Allowing Leaders to do Their Job (We Team & HR Wednesdays) - Today's topics: (1) As an Agile Coach, Consultant, Leader, Program Manager, Project manager and Scrum Master I have always asked permission to join a team in their domain or asked their leader if it was ok to chat with teams before I did so. This way I always let the leader do their job. Well the same goes for team members because if we create a world of all...
Nov 13, 2024•17 min•Ep. 1328
#5amMesterScrum Lightning Talk 1,225 Live - Practice some AI to 10X your time and try not to Binge Watch TV (2-4-1 10X Tuesdays) - Today's topics: (1) I was thinking of what I have been doing lately to 10X and get to places faster and I saw this 28 day AI challenge that I'm looking to try and (2) Oak Island starts a new season tonight as we speak and I realize how much binge watching TV does not 10x ones time. My advice is limit it to one night. Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum...
Nov 13, 2024•13 min•Ep. 1327
#5amMesterScrum Lightning Talk 1,24 Live - Goals and Metrics Don't Always Get you What you Want & Veterans Offer (Metric Monday) - Today's topics: (1) Goals Don't always get you what you want and maybe the metrics are not in harmony? and (2) Veterans offer for the balance of 2024 for 5 veterans to get free coaching Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. 5am Mester Scrum 5am Mester Scrum Lightning Talk 1,...
Nov 11, 2024•11 min•Ep. 1326
I spoke on "The Art of Delivering IT Products" with Tech-Social 11/7/2024 at 11am EST with Gabriela Santander and Edgar Martinez to discover "The Art of Delivering IT Products" in our upcoming Tech-Social Master Class tailored for C-level executives and delivery managers. Dive deep into strategies, insights, and best practices. I want to thank Let Us Talk It! and Tech-Social for allowing me the change to engage and share. #5amMesterScrum where we did show in stead of our typical 4R (Requirements...
Nov 08, 2024•57 min•Ep. 1325
#5amMesterScrum Lightning Talk 1,223 Live - Being Happy to 10X you day and double your returns (2-4-1 10X Tuesdays) - Today's topics: (1) This afternoon I had to pick up Jerry our dog co-host/entertainer from the pet hotel and the people there were just so happy. It made me re-realize that just being happy especially with others grows in a good way. Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. 5am Mester Scrum 5am Mes...
Nov 05, 2024•11 min•Ep. 1324
#5amMesterScrum Lightning Talk 1,222 Live - Is Agile Dead - No! But how we teach it could be (We Team & HR Wednesdays) - Today's topics: (1) On this we team Wednesday I would like to open up discuss on a common theme I see and get asked. I even think it might be a part of our Panel discussion for ACP24. (Pakistan). We need to customize our training for partial teams. Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing...
Oct 30, 2024•13 min•Ep. 1323
Take 2 #5amMesterScrum Lightning Talk 1,221 Live - He is Alive Take Two - Should I create Excuses? (2-4-1 10X Tuesdays) - Today's topics: (1) This afternoon's recording sound was terrible. I did a few recordings and wanted to try again with a live connection. I'm such an IT person testing in production. hehe Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. 5am Mester Scrum 5am Mester Scrum Lightning Talk 1,221 Take Two we...
Oct 30, 2024•8 min•Ep. 1322
#5amMesterScrum Lightning Talk 1,221 Live - He is Alive - Should I create Excuses? (2-4-1 10X Tuesdays) - Today's topics: (1) Been almost two months since I last did a show! Excuses galore. But why am I back? Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. 5am Mester Scrum 5am Mester Scrum Lightning Talk 1,221 went live on Youtube, LinkedIn and Facebook 2-4-1 10X Tuesday 10/29/2024 from Philadelphia, PA Happy Scrumming, ...
Oct 29, 2024•15 min•Ep. 1321
#5amMesterScrum Lightning Talk 1,220 Live - SPC and Scrum Metrics (Metric Monday) - Today's topics: (1) The other day I saw one of my connections get a Six Sigma belt and it reminded of the connection of Statistical Process Control SPC and metrics we use in scrum. Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. 5am Mester Scrum 5am Mester Scrum Lightning Talk 1,220 went live on Youtube, LinkedIn and Facebook Metric M...
Sep 03, 2024•15 min•Ep. 1320
#5amMesterScrum Lightning Talk 1,219 Live - Designing Team Boards by Epic or by Person (We Team & HR Wednesdays) - Today's topics: (1) The endless debate on do we run a daily scrum by person or by epic or project. It really comes down to how the work is done by the team. Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. 5am Mester Scrum 5am Mester Scrum Show 1,219 went live on Youtube, LinkedIn and Facebook We Team...
Aug 28, 2024•13 min•Ep. 1319
#5amMesterScrum Lightning Talk 1,218 Live - Scary Bears and Sharing with a Mastermind (2-4-1 10X Tuesdays) - Today's topics: (1) Just back from hiking in the mountains and there were lots of scary bears, but you know what was nice having people to talk things through with. A mastermind is a great place to share fears and questions. Sometimes we get answers and sometimes we answer the questions ourselves as soon as we ask them. Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me yo...
Aug 27, 2024•14 min•Ep. 1318
Trying a Live show from the basement of our Philly Row Home. Sharing some Agile thoughts from building my train layout. The entire building process very agile mindset. Plus fortune cookie friday
Aug 17, 2024•9 min•Ep. 1317
#5amMesterScrum Lightning Talk 1,216 Live - Peeling Away at Epics as Your Release Pieces (4R Thursdays) - Today's topics: (1) I wanted to share some optics that appear as you might peel away scope from an epic as you release parts or stories along the way. Maybe a different way of looking at things. Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. 5am Mester Scrum 5am Mester Scrum Lightning Talk 1,216 went live on You...
Aug 15, 2024•16 min•Ep. 1316
#5amMesterScrum Lightning Talk 1,215 Live - Stirring Up Trouble on Planning Poker for a Monday (Metric Monday) - Today's topics: (1) Last week we talked averages better than single points. Today I wanted to explored a controversial idea that planner poker is not always needed to establish points? It might depend on how your team is operating? Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. 5am Mester Scrum 5am Mester...
Aug 05, 2024•15 min•Ep. 1315
#5amMesterScrum Lightning Talk 1,214 Live - Why Ask These 3 Question? More than just an ice breaker and Fortune Cookie (Fun Friday) - Today's topics: (1) I love to ask these 3 questions What Fun did you have last?, What Fun do you have planned next and What is Blocking you from having Fun? There is a deeper reason than just an ice breaker and (2) it's Fortune Cookie Friday Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are are doing Great Please Keep on Shari...
Aug 02, 2024•17 min•Ep. 1314
#5amMesterScrum Lightning Talk 1,213 Live - Natural Retros Do Occur (4R Thursdays) - Today's topics: (1) Facilitating a Sprint Review yesterday and a natural retro started up. We cancelled the retro the day before because half the team was busy with a release and did reschedule for the following Tuesday. What did I do and how I handled it. Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. 5am Mester Scrum 5am Mester Sc...
Aug 01, 2024•11 min•Ep. 1313
#5amMesterScrum Lightning Talk 1,212 Live - Metric Averages are Better Than Single Points (Metric Monday) - Today's topics: (1) Metric averages or trends are so much better that single point measures that lead to multipoint failures. Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. 5am Mester Scrum 5am Mester Scrum Lightning Talk 1,212 went live on Youtube, LinkedIn and Facebook Metric Monday 7/29/2023 from Philadelph...
Jul 29, 2024•11 min•Ep. 1312
#5amMesterScrum Lightning Talk 1,211 Live - How I Got $11 1st Class one way Airline tickets (2-4-1 10X Tuesdays) - Today's topics: (1) Some might say that has nothing to do with agile but I will argue it does. Focusing on a limited number of avenues of work and flexible with delivery times. Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. 5am Mester Scrum 5am Mester Scrum Lightning Talk 1,211 went live on Youtube, LinkedI...
Jul 23, 2024•12 min•Ep. 1311
#5amMesterScrum Lightning Talk 1,210 Live - Why Metrics At All? Because they Work! (Metric Monday) - Today's topics: (1) Why metrics at all is an argument that you will here from now to forever. The answer is they work. How many track steps or calories? I know when I do track those I do much better on my health goals. Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. 5am Mester Scrum 5am Mester Scrum Lightning Talk 1,2...
Jul 22, 2024•12 min•Ep. 1310
#5amMesterScrum Lightning Talk 1,209 Live - My Top 3 Favorite Metrics to Start a Team with (Metric Monday) - Today's topics: (1) There are lots of questions out their about 3 favorite metrics to start with. I'm curious how many think of the backlog as one? Love to hear your top 3 or even 5. Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. 5am Mester Scrum 5am Mester Scrum Lightning Talk 1,209 went live on Youtube, Lin...
Jul 15, 2024•16 min•Ep. 1309
Thursday Night Interview Program with Rachelle Williams Agile Coach and Business Woman, who recently posted about her journey to land that new agile coaching opportunity and I was eager to get her on the show. Rachelle who brings years of experience from scrum master and agile coaching to the table for our Interview No. 24. Rachelle Williams Methodology Agnostic Agile Coach & Consultant | Observes, Coaches & Advises | Passionate about Continuous Improvement. She is passionate about leadi...
Jul 12, 2024•29 min•Ep. 1308
#5amMesterScrum Lightning Talk 1,208 Live - Business Crashing your Sprint, then get a Cadence (4R Thursdays) - Today's topics: (1) Get a cadence where the Requirement Refinement session is on the same day as Sprint Review/Planning. If you hold Sprint Review or Planning on Wednesdays then hold Refinements on Wednesday. Make life as simple as possible for Business Stakeholder. Get into the habit of the same day very week is when teams interact with stakeholders. It is something I always preach. I ...
Jul 11, 2024•11 min•Ep. 1307
#5amMesterScrum Lightning Talk 1,207 Live - Thankfulness Practice, Who wants to work with un-Happy people? (2-4-1 10X Tuesdays) - Today's topics: (1) Who wants to be Unhappy or let alone work with unhappy people. I was listening to a podcast Expert Edge and they had Jon Gordon talking about a positive mindset. And I was like yeah I'm out of practice and needed to get back in my morning habit of writing down 10 things I'm Thankful for. Starting the day with Happy thoughts helps us through the tou...
Jul 09, 2024•14 min•Ep. 1306
#5amMesterScrum Lightning Talk 1,206 Live - Helping Others Out and HR Interview Scenario for future Scrum Team Hire (We Team & HR Wednesdays) - Today's topics: (1) My son is starting a new business at age 11 and he asked if I would pitch in. I said yes, but I'm really not sure what I signed up for as of yet. Anyway it made me think, what question would I ask for a new hire on a scrum team, so I'm going to share a scenario that works for team members and manager hires. Please like and subscri...
Jul 03, 2024•13 min•Ep. 1305
#5amMesterScrum Lightning Talk 1,205 Live - Its Not Too Late. Oh by the way 30K download for the podcast today (2-4-1 10X Tuesdays) - Today's topics: (1) Today was full of distractions about 18K steps worth. I was listening to Ed Mylett during some of those steps and he was talking about putting in the extra learning or getting those reps in. It reminded me that we should definitely not miss a time slot but it is worst not to jump in at all. So don't give up and put it off. Get Back on and Keep ...
Jul 03, 2024•11 min•Ep. 1304
#5amMesterScrum Lightning Talk 1,204 Live - Blindly checking off Report can Lead to total Mistrust and Lost Customer (Metric Monday) - Today's topics: (1) Last week my wife asked me to take her car to the dealership for a scheduled service check. I asked the service manager if they could do a diagnostics as I was worried about traction and also the A/C unit because it would turn off when it was on max fan. The manager said their was no time for that because it was only scheduled for certain serv...
Jul 01, 2024•16 min•Ep. 1303
#5amMesterScrum Lightning Talk 1,203 Live - Getting that Extra Base in Baseball Agility (2-4-1 10X Tuesdays) - Today's topics: (1) Getting that extra base in baseball as I watched my son grab that extra base because he was aware and practiced for it. Applying a little baseball agility to business and operations. Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. 5am Mester Scrum 5am Mester Scrum Lightning Talk 1,203 went li...
Jun 25, 2024•11 min•Ep. 1302
#5amMesterScrum Lightning Talk 1,201 Live - Don't Need All the Metrics At Once (Metric Monday) - Today's topics: (1) Bring in Metrics as they make sense or could be helpful. Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. 5am Mester Scrum 5am Mester Scrum Lightning Talk 1,201 went live on Youtube, LinkedIn and Facebook Metric Monday 6/24/2023 from Philadelphia, PA Happy Scrumming, Please Don't forget to sign up to ou...
Jun 24, 2024•15 min•Ep. 1301
